industrial rubber goods

Surging Costs Hurt Domestic Market for Rubber and Plastic Hoses

Manufacturers of industrial rubber products have seen their revenues of late driven down by rising distribution and raw material costs. The impact of this has been particularly large for rubber and plastic hoses, which require significant labor to transport due to their shape and so incur higher delivery costs than other rubber products. This has then combined with sharp cost...

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Fujikura Rubber Considers New Overseas Manufacturing Base

Fujikura Rubber Ltd. (TYO:5121) is considering investing in what would be the company’s fifth manufacturing base, President Kenji Morita has revealed. The industrial rubber goods manufacturer presently has a range of manufacturing and distribution bases across four countries, with three in Japan, two in China, one in the U.S. and one in Vietnam. The new base would be built with...

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